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ECBS-IoT System For Air Pollutants Assessment in Underground Infrastructures
ECBS-IoT System For Air Pollutants Assessment in Underground Infrastructures
Infrastructures
George Suciu Mihaela Balanescu Carmen Nadrag
R&D R&D R&D
BEIA Consult International BEIA Consult International BEIA Consult International
Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
george@beia.ro mihaela.balanescu@beia.ro carmen.nadrag@beia.ro
4 Results
The comparison with the PM10 and PM2.5 concentration limit values
provided by environmental legislation [15] indicates daily values
exceedances for both pollutants. Thus, the value of the daily PM10 Figure 2: The daily variation of hourly PM10 concentrations
concentration is exceeded in 66% of cases while the daily PM2.5 recorded by D#2 equipment
concentration value is exceeded in 91% of cases.
For the selected parameters (PM10 and PM2.5), simulation models
were developed and tested for values obtained in common spaces
(common hall) based on concentration values measured at outdoor
air admission points.
The main statistical parameters for the data recorded by three of the
monitoring equipment are presented in Table 2.
Maximum 138.96 97.01 184.80 185.97 108.85 192.91 y = 1.270 × x1 + 0.347 × x2 – 18.610
In the similar way with the model for PM10 concentration, the
Figure 4: Distribution of residual values for the estimation stepwise regression method was applied in order to achieve a
model for PM10 concentrations mathematical model for estimating concentrations of PM2.5 in the
central corridor of the case study location. The model equation is
presented below.
where:
y - PM2.5 concentration in central corridor, µg/N𝑚 ;
x1 - PM2.5 concentration measured next to the admission
point in room 1 (D#2), µg/N𝑚 ;
x2 - PM2.5 concentration measured next to the admission
point in room 2 (D#3), µg/N𝑚 .
6 Conclusions
The pattern of the PM10 and PM2.5 hourly concentration values for
both measurement points (D#2, D#3) show a high similarity. These
are explained by the higher percentage of PM2.5 from PM10 (98.64%
for D#2 and 97.38% for D#3).
Considering also that PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations increase in the
morning (corresponding to the rush hours) there is a strong
indication that the main emissions source for these pollutants in the
Bucharest Communication Centre of the railway metro network are
urban road traffic.
The model for estimation of the PM10 and PM2.5 hourly
Figure 9: Cumulative probability curve for residual values for concentrations on the central hall point of the case study based on
the PM2.5 estimation model concentrations measured near to the outside air admissions point
predict very well the concentrations. Nevertheless, the model needs
5 Testing and Validation to be developed and test on much larger set of data and will be
The models developed for PM10 and PM2.5 hourly concentrations realized in the next phase. Also, will be assessed several solutions
were tested on a dataset for 16 hours. The comparison between the meant to reduce air pollution. By installing several air purifiers
measured and estimated concentrations are presented in Figure 10 which also integrate various air quality sensors (PM2.5, VOCs, air
and Figure 11. temperature, and relative humidity), we expect to achieve an
important milestone in delivering a safer working environment.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The work presented in this paper has been funded by UEFISCDI
Romania through WINS@HI project (PN-III-P3-3.5-EUK-2017-
02-0038), Tel-MONAER project (subsidiary contract no.
1223/22.01.2018, from NETIO Project ID: P 40270, MySMIS
CODE: 105976) and ESTABLISH project (PN-III-P3-3.5-EUK-
2016-0011).
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